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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper sighting in Phoenix on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 158th most-seen of the 264 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper in Phoenix on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Phoenix's wettest months, with about 30 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper sightings, Phoenix ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mesa (United States, under 5%).
Same order: Hemiptera
The closest relatives of the Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper that you can see in Phoenix (order Hemiptera, True Bugs, Hoppers, Aphids, and allies) are Small Milkweed Bug (about 10%), Leafhopper Assassin Bug (about 10%) and Smoketree Sharpshooter (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Three-Cornered Alfalfa Hopper is recorded against all the insects logged in Phoenix (10 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
